80 miles. Hilly ride. Started in Reston, 7 am. Took W&OD Trail to Clark's Gap west of Leesburg, VA. 39 degrees. Then Rt. 9 to Clarks Gap Road and on to Waterford, Taylors Town, and Lovettisville. A yard sale sign on Clark's Gap road grabbed my attention and I took detour up Harley Drive to check it out. Big hill. Yard sale not just right around the corner. Kept on pedaling up this steep narrow road with no houses in sight. Thought about abandoning my quest but the lure of it was too strong and hey I'm out here for exercise, pant, pant, pant. About a mile up hill came to large estate and sign "yard sale here." Owners surprised to see me as I came huffing into their driveway. Nice people. Ask how far I was riding and were a little surprised when told them "about 80 miles." Even more surprised when I told them I was training to ride from LA to Boston. Yard sale a bust but nice people (they offered to refill my water bottle). After yard sale rode to Waterford and took some video of town that was established in 1733 and is on the National Historic Register. Stopped briefly at Lovettsville 7/11 store before continuing to Hillsboro and Purcellville. Winds light and out of Southwest. Then pressed on down W&OD to Reston. Winds seemed to shift and be more in my face as I left Leesburg. No lunch this ride. Just power bars and gator. Fatigued towards end - in fact I was whooped and it was starting to rain. Had a peanut butter and pickle sandwhich and a massive amount of cookies and cream ice cream to aid recovery. A hot shower and nap also helped.
3 comments:
Gil - this is fun reading. You're doing great in your training.....can't imagine doing this myself (surprise, surprise). Keep it up.....I'll meet you in Boston if not before..
Gil, I cannot imagine doing anything like this trip you're preparing for!
Sounds like you're doing really well with the training, though.
Good luck - we'll watch for updates on your adventures.
This is a really awesome project
Congratulations
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